Iqaluit

Iqaluit pair arrested on weapons, drugs charges

RCMP carried out searches at 2 city residences on Jan. 24

RCMP in Iqaluit say they have arrested two men after cocaine, cash and weapons were found when officers searched two residences on Ikaluktuutiaq Drive.

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Tuesday night karaoke draws musical crowd

Faith Russell covers “Little Black Submarine” by the Black Keys, on karaoke night Tuesday at the Storehouse Bar and Grill in Iqaluit. Russell hosts the weekly karaoke nights. Other singers performed songs by artists like Gnarls Barkley, Tracy Chapman, Tom Waits, the Georgia Satellites, and Neil Diamond. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Soccer day in Iqaluit

The under-18 boys’ soccer team scrimmages Saturday in the Inuksuk High School gym for Soccer Day in Iqaluit. The event attracted dozens of young athletes eager for skill-challenging drills, games and lots of pizza. (Photo by Daron Letts)

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Hurry hard!

Colton Whalen, 7, runs a drill during his first-ever curling lesson with instructor Sadie Pinksen. He’s taking part in the Little Rocks program, hosted Monday nights by the Iqaluit Curling Club for children aged six to 12. (Photo by Daron Letts)

A healthy and happy puppy

Sukhpaul Garcha holds six-week-old Hera in Iqaluit. The newly adopted puppy and her brother, Apollo, got vaccinated at the Nunavut Animal Rescue clinic held at Joamie School on Saturday. A four-member volunteer team from Wellington Veterinary Hospital in Toronto vaccinated approximately 125 dogs for rabies, parvovirus and distemper over the weekend. The next vet clinic is planned for March, said Samantha Oldham, executive director of Nunavut Animal Rescue. (Photo by Daron Letts)

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Swinging out the day

Siblings April, Viola, and Nate Fredlund, enjoy a swing at the Nakasuk School playground shortly after sunset on Sunday afternoon, with parents Brianna Eetuk and Nathaniel Fredlund. The family moved to Iqaluit from Rankin Inlet last month. It is dark by late afternoon in the city, but the days are getting longer now that the Dec. 21 winter solstice has passed. (Photo by Daron Letts)

You’ve got mail! Amazon Hub crew makes way through holiday parcel rush

Canadian North’s Amazon Hub team takes a breather Saturday after handling the lingering holiday rush of packages made busier by the Canada Post strike that lasted from Nov. 15 to Dec. 17. Last week, the Iqaluit crew processed 18 flats of parcels — so many, they issued a social media call-out for people to pick up their packages to clear warehouse space. From left are Donald Lyttle, Brad Mackay, Gerard MacDougall, Eduardo Trujillo, Mark Layman, Tajah Pruitt, Rob Rivet, Ammar Hassan, and Shaun Bond, 5, son of off-duty worker Jason Bond. (Photo by Daron Letts)